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Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics
Fecha
2015-04Registro en:
Lévesque, Christian; Bensusán, Graciela; Murray, Gregor; Novick, Marta Susana; Carrillo, Jorge; et al.; Labour relations policies in multinational companies: A three-country study of power dynamics; SAGE Publications; Journal of Industrial Relations; 57; 2; 4-2015; 187-209
0022-1856
1472-9296
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Lévesque, Christian
Bensusán, Graciela
Murray, Gregor
Novick, Marta Susana
Carrillo, Jorge
Gurrera, Maria Silvana
Resumen
It is generally assumed that multinational companies will, to some extent at least, adapt their practices to host country environments. However, recent work suggests that this process of adaptation is yet more complex and uneven. It is our contention that subsidiary policy on labour relations is not simply the product of adaptation from and to home and host institutional environments but is in fact shaped by the multiple power relations that characterize multinational company subsidiaries. This three country comparison between Argentina, Canada, and Mexico shows that a policy of strong engagement with trade unions requires the presence of actors that can mobilize power resources. It is when both management and workers have power resources that subsidiaries are more likely to develop a policy of strong engagement with trade unions.